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>> food stamps are not expected to be contribung to our long-term death of deficit. neil: the amount of money that we are committing, and the top that we are talking about, you're right about the improvement and things will snap ck into place when the economy and the recovery snaps back into place. but right now it is untenable. >> in terms of relaxing standards, some of this is -- for example, someone will have to qualify for work in order to get this. that seems like a good policy to me. >> i agree with that, but there's a lot of pride fraud in the program and that is indisputable. and the people on both sides have their own opinions. let me finish. you will from both sides want to help the poor out. everyone wants to help the poor out. help them, give them a job. the problem is there is abuse of the system that is being underreported and understated by the democrats who are basically saying that it's nonexistent. i totally disagree with that. >> the studies say thathe fraud rate is very low. >> it is misreported. >> it's not just for families. >> yes, it is. the f
>> food stamps are not expected to be contribung to our long-term death of deficit. neil: the amount of money that we are committing, and the top that we are talking about, you're right about the improvement and things will snap ck into place when the economy and the recovery snaps back into place. but right now it is untenable. >> in terms of relaxing standards, some of this is -- for example, someone will have to qualify for work in order to get this. that seems like a good policy...
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we are facing for all the talk of a budget deficit, we're facing an infrastructure deficit. and because we have just sort of run the gas tax trust fund down to where it's approaching zero, if we don't do something in the next ten months, we're going to face an inability to fund any transit funding next year, and the federal highway funding will drop 92%. >> what's happened to all the money we have already allocated, not only through the gas tax but states, municipalities and surcharges and -- where has that money gone. >> look around you and see in every community. we have had a dramatic reduction in the amount of money that has been available over the course of the last ten years. as i say, you haven't raised the gas tax in 20 years. >> but we have more gas revenue coming in because more people are driving and just demand -- >> that's not the case. >> is there a way to assure this in a lock box so it's intend for just that purpose? we do have a lot of other means by which we raise money to help our infrastructure, and our infrastructure still sucks. >> first of all, if you
we are facing for all the talk of a budget deficit, we're facing an infrastructure deficit. and because we have just sort of run the gas tax trust fund down to where it's approaching zero, if we don't do something in the next ten months, we're going to face an inability to fund any transit funding next year, and the federal highway funding will drop 92%. >> what's happened to all the money we have already allocated, not only through the gas tax but states, municipalities and surcharges...
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>> if wouldn't have any problem with higher taxes if it reflected in deficit reduction or reflected itself in debt reduction. >> that wouldn't be your first point. >> my first point would be to get a spirited leader elected. the last thing is, look at detroit. it can happen everyplace else. >> speak your mind. when we come back, let's say that santa has nothing on these guys, which makes me think, after what i'm about to tell you, they should rebrand red suits for all these nsa guys. :: >> think that was santa? it was an nsa guy dressed as santa. now the judge is furious. wants to give them all a lump of legal coal. >> they deserve an indictment because it's a violation of state law, and federal law and a violation of the constitution. local police, seeing what the nsa is getting away with by capturing every text and e-mail and phone call and recording it and copying is, are now beginning to do the same thing. the have for $400,000 -- i'm going to tell you at the end of this segment where it came from -- bought a device that look like a cell tower and attracts cell phone calls to it. they
>> if wouldn't have any problem with higher taxes if it reflected in deficit reduction or reflected itself in debt reduction. >> that wouldn't be your first point. >> my first point would be to get a spirited leader elected. the last thing is, look at detroit. it can happen everyplace else. >> speak your mind. when we come back, let's say that santa has nothing on these guys, which makes me think, after what i'm about to tell you, they should rebrand red suits for all...